"I …"
Knowing that it was trapped in the book, the finger lost all of its previous arrogance and spoke up. "I am a finger of Vicious, and I only managed to awaken my consciousness after sleeping for ten thousand years. The Bluehorn Dragon Beast is the Emperor of the Cloudmist Ridge, so in order to awaken as soon as possible, I captured its soul and forced it to do as I wish …"
Soon, it recounted everything that had happened.
It was roughly the same as what Zhang Xuan had guessed.
No one knew what Vicious had gone through back then when he fought with Kong Shi, but one thing was for certain — this finger had been preserved.
Vicious had already reached the level of Blood Reincarnation when he was alive. Even though this finger had been severely damaged and had been in hibernation for ten thousand years, it still managed to awaken its own consciousness.
However, it was coincidentally discovered by the Emperor of the Cloudmist Ridge.
In order to raise its cultivation as soon as possible, it used a unique method to capture the soul of that fellow, thus allowing it to live on.
Then, it used this fragmented soul to control the saint beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge to gather the Earth Vein Spirit Essence and raise its cultivation to capture master teachers for it to devour!
As an expert on par with Kong Shi, it wasn't too difficult for the Beartiger Beast to raise its cultivation. Who could have thought that it would meet Zhang Xuan, who possessed the golden page of Heaven's Path, and it ended up being captured and pummeled so badly that it couldn't muster up its strength anymore.
As for Wu Yangzi, two thousand years ago, several Otherworldly Demons had come to the Cloudmist Ridge to seek its help.
Back then, Vicious had fallen into a deep slumber after devouring several master teachers. The Bluehorn Dragon Beast learned of the other party's intentions, so it sent its saint beasts to help abduct the grandmaster blacksmith.
Even though the Bluehorn Dragon Beast was only a fragmented soul, it had been under Vicious' control for many years, and it had learned quite a few secrets. Thus, it had told the Otherworldly Demons about it … Eventually, the Otherworldly Demons managed to recover their hearts in the underground chamber, allowing the Vicious whom they had first subdued to regain his consciousness.
It could be said that the reason why the heart was able to regain its consciousness was due to this finger.
"Zhang Shi, allow me to devour this fellow. I should be able to recover more of my strength …"
After asking all of the questions, Zhang Xuan still had some doubts. Just as he was about to ponder over the matter, a telepathic message suddenly sounded by his ear.
The one speaking was the heart that he had first subdued.
"Swallow it?"
"That's right! If I'm not mistaken, even though Vicious was killed back then, he must have left behind quite a few trump cards. There are quite a few of us who possess individual consciousnesses, and it would take at least another hundred thousand years for us to return to our peak … The only way for us to do so is to find these fragmented consciousnesses and devour them one by one! "
The heart said, "As long as you devour enough, even if you can't recover your full strength, you won't be too far behind!"
"En!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
Seeing that the finger bone also called himself Vicious, Zhang Xuan was able to guess all of this.
Spirit Beasts had a way of nurturing experts, and it was similar to this. Usually, they would keep many of them and let them kill each other. In the end, only the strongest would be left.
Vicious knew that he was doomed, so he had left behind a backup plan. Most likely, he had left behind his heart and fingers. There were plenty of such things, and if Zhang Xuan wanted to revive, he would have to gather all of them together and devour them one by one.
"Alright, as long as you're loyal to me, that's not all. I'll help you find other ruthless people and make you stronger and stronger!" Zhang Xuan said calmly.
To him, it didn't matter who Vicious was. As long as the other party was loyal to him, it would be fine.
This heart of Vicious had been by his side for a very long time, and it had been through a lot. It would be best if he could tame it completely.
As for the finger bone, it had killed so many master teachers and devoured their flesh and blood. Even if the other party was willing to submit to him, he wouldn't use it.
"Submit to me?"
The heart fell silent.
Even though it was trapped in the Library of Heaven's Path, its consciousness was still that of Vicious, who had fought with Kong Shi. It would be difficult to make it submit to him completely.
"That's right!" Zhang Xuan placed his hands behind his back and allowed the heart to make its choice.
With the Library of Heaven's Path, he already had the qualifications to stand proudly in the world. If the heart were to submit to him, it would only be icing on the cake. Even if it didn't submit to him, he would still be able to carve out a new world for himself.
"Alright, I agree!"
Not too long later, the heart agreed.
It had witnessed the means and capabilities of this young man with its own eyes, and he was even more outstanding than those legendary Nine Stars master teachers.
Perhaps, this young man could really bring it to greater heights, perhaps even surpassing … Kong Shi!
If it were to agree, it would be able to recover fully and even become stronger. If it were to refuse, it would be trapped in the Library of Heaven's Path forever. As long as it wasn't a fool, it would be able to make the right choice.
Seeing that the other party had agreed, Zhang Xuan said, "Sacrifice your soul!"
Only by sacrificing one's soul would he be able to control the other party's life and death. Only then would he be able to trust the other party completely.
Otherwise, even he wouldn't be able to bear the consequences of betrayal just because of a few promises.
"Yes!"
Without any hesitation, the heart immediately sent a thought into Zhang Xuan's glabella and dived into his mind.
Sensing the will, Zhang Xuan nodded.
In the past, he had only suppressed the heart so that it would listen to his commands. However, this time around, it would submit completely to him. With this soul, he would have complete control over it. Just like tamed beasts, it would obey his commands unconditionally.
"Master!"
Sacrificing one's soul meant acknowledging Zhang Xuan as its master. Thus, the heart immediately lowered its head.
"Call me young master!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
"Yes, young master!" the heart replied.
"How do I devour it? How can I help? "Zhang Xuan asked.
"Young master, my current strength is beneath his. If you can lend me the manual written by Kong Shi, I can guarantee that I will be able to devour it!" the heart replied.
"You want to borrow Kong Shi's handwriting?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
Was it easy for him to obtain the manual written by Kong Shi? He had already lost a third of it when he disguised himself as Yang Xuan previously, and yet, the other party was still thinking about it.
"Young Master, the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe is known to consume humans to raise their cultivation, and that finger of yours is even stronger than mine. Regardless of whether it is in terms of will or strength, it is definitely stronger than mine. If I don't borrow Kong Shi's handwriting, I won't be a match for it. I might even end up being devoured by it! "
The heart said.
"Alright then. There is only two-thirds of Kong Shi's handwriting left. Tell me, how much do I need to borrow before I can devour it?" Zhang Xuan asked.
"This … I'm not too sure either!" the heart replied hesitantly.
"How about this? I'll severely injure the finger first before you make a move. That should be able to save me some of the energy." Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment before replying.
If they were outside, he wouldn't have been a match for the finger. However, trapped within the Book of Heaven's Path, the Heaven's Path zhenqi was his most fearsome weapon.
Having made up his mind, Zhang Xuan grabbed the Book of Heaven's Path and infused a surge of zhenqi into it.
"Ahhh!"
Under the assault of the zhenqi, the finger began to writhe in pain. Not too long later, it fell silent.
Upon seeing this sight, Zhang Xuan's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly rushed forward and sent a powerful surge of killing intent into the Book of Heaven's Path, clashing with it.
After some time, the finger finally came to a stop. Without the arrogance from before, it lay quietly on the page.
"Young master!"
A moment later, a surge of will sounded from the finger.
The heart devoured the finger, turning the so-called 'Vicious' into its nourishment.
"Young master, the two wills clashed with one another after devouring this fellow, so I might have to sleep for a period of time. I've already erased the consciousness of the Bluehorn Dragon Beast within the Book of Heaven's Path, so you can assimilate it and use it to nourish your soul!"
Vicious' voice sounded once more.
Following which, a surge of pure soul energy flowed into Zhang Xuan's finger.
Sensing the purity of the soul energy, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
Even though the 'emperor' of the Cloudmist Ridge was only a fragmented soul, he had already reached Saint 4-dan or 5-dan. As long as Zhang Xuan tamed him properly, he would be able to raise his soul cultivation by leaps and bounds.
However, this wasn't the time for him to assimilate it. There were still many things that he had to attend to.
Taking a look at Kong Shi's handwriting, Zhang Xuan saw that another three hundred words had been devoured, roughly a third of it. His eyebrows twitched as he stowed it into his storage ring.
Others would treat Kong Shi's handwriting like a treasure, but Zhang Xuan was probably the only one in the world who would do such a thing.
Leaving the folded space, Zhang Xuan instructed the Myriad Anthive Queen to devour it.
After killing the 'emperor' who had harmed so many master teachers, the Cloudmist Ridge would no longer pose a threat to him. At the very least, he would be able to answer to the master teachers who had died.
The folded space wasn't large, and the Myriad Anthive Queen's cultivation had improved significantly as well. Thus, it only took an hour for it to devour everything.
After stowing the Myriad Anthive Queen into the Myriad Anthive Nest, Zhang Xuan headed out.
Returning to the area where he had stored the Heaven's Path Spirit Essence, he saw the Golden Beartiger Beast lying on the ground. It had already been reduced to a meat patty.
Upon seeing Zhang Xuan, Jin Yuan Ding immediately walked up to him with a fawning look.
"Master, that fellow is already dead. He has quite a few good items …"
With a chuckle, a storage ring flew over from Jin Yuan Ding and landed in Zhang Xuan's palm.
"Storage ring?"
Zhang Xuan was taken aback for a moment before widening his eyes in realization.
As the monarch of the Cloudmist Ridge, the Golden Beartiger Beast had lived for at least a thousand years. It had killed innumerable experts and collected innumerable treasures over the years.
He hadn't thought that Jin Yuan Ding would have thought of such a thing for him.
With the death of its owner, the storage ring would be deactivated. With a tap of his finger, a droplet of blood seeped into the storage ring, and Zhang Xuan took a look at the space within.
It was several times larger than his storage ring, with a diameter of several hundred meters. There were all kinds of treasures within, and just the middle-tier spirit stones alone numbered at least ten million.
There were also several hundred high-tier spirit stones.
There were all kinds of medicinal herbs, pills, and precious ores.
There were several hundred weapons as well. Among them, there were at least thirty to forty peerless Spirit grade weapons, and there were even three Half-Saint grade weapons!
"Incredible …"
Zhang Xuan was astonished.
Ever since his reincarnation, he had been working diligently to earn money. He thought that he was already a wealthy man, but compared to the monarch of the Cloudmist Ridge, he was still far from being able to match up to the monarch of the Cloudmist Ridge.
After all, the Cloudmist Ridge was the one who stole Grandmaster Wu Yangzi, so the latter must have plundered quite a few treasures as well.
Even though the Golden Beartiger Beast might not have been born two thousand years ago, as the representative of the Bluehorn Dragon Beast, he had passed down many good items.
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